would argue that art must fall mute before the Holocaust – that no image could represent its meaning in anything but the most broken, partial manner. In The Charnel House, Picasso begins but does not presume to end the accounting of the Holocaust: His lines fade toward nothingness." On the painting's significance, William Rubin, director of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art said, "I saw The Charnel House as a kind of sequel, almost, to the larger subject of Guernica. If Guernica, inspired by the Spanish Civil War, raises the curtain on World War II, then The Charnel House, done in 1945, lowers it. It can't fill the gap left by Guernica, but it will play a role representing the collective-oriented Picasso, which is very rare." Provenance William Rubin for the Museum of Modern Art, purchased The Charnel House from the collection of Walter P. Chrysler Jr. for the equivalent of $1 million. See also Guernica Dove Massacre in Korea List of Picasso artworks 1941–1950 Works cited References External links The Charnel House MOMA Paintings by Pablo Picasso Anti-war paintings 1944 paintings Paintings about death 1945 paintings War paintings Political art Works about the Holocaust Unfinished paintings